Independent Association Between Type of Intraoperative Blood Transfusion and Postoperative Delirium After Complex Spinal Fusion for Adult Deformity Correction.
Elsamadicy AA, Adil SM, Charalambous L, Drysdale N, Koo AB, Lee M, Kundishora AJ, Camara-Quintana J, Kolb L, Laurans M, Abbed K, Karikari IO. Independent Association Between Type of Intraoperative Blood Transfusion and Postoperative Delirium After Complex Spinal Fusion for Adult Deformity Correction. Spine 2020, 45: 268-274. PMID: 31996654, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000003260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraoperative blood transfusionComplex spinal fusionAllogenic blood transfusionPostoperative deliriumBlood transfusionSpinal fusionIndependent associationDeformity correctionMultivariate nominal-logistic regression analysisPrimary complex spinal fusionAdult spine deformity patientsAdult deformity correctionBetter overall patient careGreater complication risksRetrospective cohort studySpine deformity patientsOverall patient careNominal logistic regression analysisMajor academic institutionHospital stayCohort studyBlood lossPrimary outcomeComplication riskDeformity patients